bug: The version message for the components template is erroneous

[JayanAXHF]

If you're using the version message from the components template, and you've installed the crate from crates.io, then instead of seeing a git description with VERGEN_GIT_DESCRIBE, you will be greeted with VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT, since cargo uses tarballs instead of git repos while installing repos.

[orhun]

Interested in sending a PR to fix this? I believe there was another variable we could use if there was not git source available.

[JayanAXHF]

Hey orhun, im trying to a find a fix for this myself haha. I’ll send a PR if i find one.

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[JayanAXHF]

@orhun i've finally found the solution to this. We have to update the vergen-gix version to "10.0.0-beta.5", then enable the allow_remote feature, and then change the gix builder logic to the following:

    let gix = Gix::all()
        .remote_url("https://github/com/your/repo")
        .build();

And then it works normally!

[JayanAXHF]

I'll send a PR today for this